Vivaldi's catshark | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Bythaelurus |
Species: | B. vivaldii
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Binomial name | |
Bythaelurus vivaldii Weigmann & Kaschner, 2017
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Range of Vivaldi's catshark |
Bythaelurus vivaldii, Vivaldi's catshark, is a species of catshark found in Northwestern Indian Ocean, specifically in Somalia. [2] It presumably lives in the depths of up to 628 m (2,060 ft). [1] [2]
This small deep-water catshark has a long and broad head, a stout body, a shorter caudal fin, a larger interdorsal space, and a larger intergill length compared to all congeners living in Western Indian Ocean. [2]